Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina)

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Bethesda Presbyterian Church
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LocationNC 5, Aberdeen, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°7′52″N79°24′45″W / 35.13111°N 79.41250°W / 35.13111; -79.41250 Coordinates: 35°7′52″N79°24′45″W / 35.13111°N 79.41250°W / 35.13111; -79.41250
Area22.2 acres (9.0 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Built byMcLeod, Archie; McCaskill, Norman
NRHP reference No. 79003345 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1979

Bethesda Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on NC 5 in Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860, and is a two-story, vernacular frame meeting house. It rests on tall granite piers, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has a hipped roof. The front facade features a projecting two-stage bell tower. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry Cross (April 1979). "Bethesda Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.